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Utah, Wyoming, and Oregon Are Cutting Big Game Tags Due to Drought Conditions. Will Other States Follow?
Wyoming decreased tags by 11,300, Utah decreased deer tags by 1,000, and Oregon shut down controlled deer hunts. How is the rest of the West addressing the drought?
The Spirit Bear: Monster Interior Grizzly with a Recurve Bow
The author takes one of the largest archery grizzly bears of all time with a recurve bow
From the Archives: Mountain Lion and Ram Fall to Their Deaths
Check out one of the all-time craziest photo series ever sent to OutdoorLife.com
The Best Shot I’ll Ever Make: Fred Bear’s World-Record Stone Sheep, from the Archives
Sometimes you look back and marvel that a certain shot connected—like this one, on a big Stone ram
Beware of Everything: A Harrowing Sheep Hunting Tale from the Archives
In this tale from the archives, a first-time sheep hunter survives a plane crash, then makes a terrifying stalk to take a massive ram
Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?
Sure, you can geek out on new or fancy cartridges for hunting sheep and mountain goats. But the truth is: Your deer rifle will probably work just fine
Memoirs of a Mule Deer Hunter
Wildlife experts have been predicting a mule deer extinction for decades. Luckily, no one seems to have told the deer
The Crazy Deer: A Frank Glaser Caribou Story, from the Archives
This story from the Outdoor Life archives comes from legendary Alaskan Frank Glaser. He tells some of his most memorable caribou tales from 40 years in Alaska
Lying About Their Utah Residency for Better Tags Cost These Hunters Thousands—Plus Felony Charges for Fraud
Illegally obtaining hunting permits and licenses is a form of poaching, say state wildlife officials
Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives
In this classic tale, Fred Bear takes a mountain goat and his first grizzly with his new razorhead broadheads—and it's all on film